{"id":364848,"date":"2026-08-07T01:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/364848\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T01:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T01:10:11","slug":"a-park-for-lovers-florida-weekly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/364848\/","title":{"rendered":"A park for \u2018lovers\u2019 &#8211; Florida Weekly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1183617\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1183617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Lovers-Key-State-Park-delights-visitors-with-its-views.-KELLY-J-FARRELL-FLORIDA-WEEKLY-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1183617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lovers Key State Park delights visitors with its views. -KELLY J FARRELL \/ FLORIDA WEEKLY<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Aug. 7<\/p>\n<p>Program: Shell Walk\n<\/p>\n<p>Time: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.\n<\/p>\n<p>Location: Mid-Beach\n<\/p>\n<p>Fee: Free with park entry fee\n<\/p>\n<p>Instructor: Mitch (Ranger)\n<\/p>\n<p>Description: Join a park ranger for a shelling trip along the Lovers Key shoreline. Learn the names of the seashells, fun facts about the creatures who craft them, and the shelling regulations that help protect these iconic Florida treasures.\n<\/p>\n<p>Friday, Aug. 14<\/p>\n<p>Program: Shorebird Stroll\n<\/p>\n<p>Time: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.\n<\/p>\n<p>Location: Mid-Beach\n<\/p>\n<p>Fee: Free with park entry fee\n<\/p>\n<p>Instructor: Mitch (Ranger)\n<\/p>\n<p>Description: Take a guided walk down the shoreline and discover birds that call the beach at Lovers Key home. Learn how to identify these birds while learning their diet, behavioral and nesting habits.\n<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Aug. 15<\/p>\n<p>Program: Junior Ranger\n<\/p>\n<p>Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.\n<\/p>\n<p>Location: Community Room (Welcome and Discovery Center)\n<\/p>\n<p>Fee: Free with park entry fee\n<\/p>\n<p>Instructors: Mitch (Ranger)\n<\/p>\n<p>Description: Explore the four components of the Junior Ranger program: natural resources, cultural resources, recreation, and service. Participants will be eligible for Junior Ranger passport stamps with the successful completion of each component.\n<\/p>\n<p>Friday Aug. 21<\/p>\n<p>Program: Beach and Estuary Walk\n<\/p>\n<p>Time: 9 a.m. \u2013 10:30 a.m.\n<\/p>\n<p>Location: Mid-Beach\n<\/p>\n<p>Fee: Free with paid park entry fee\n<\/p>\n<p>Instructor: Mitch (ranger)\n<\/p>\n<p>Description: Walk over the estuary and along the beach to discover the Lovers Key shoreline. Learn about seashells, crustaceans, starfish, and other creatures that can be found in the water. Be prepared to spend time in the water.\n<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, Aug. 29<\/p>\n<p>Program: Beach Cleanup\n<\/p>\n<p>Time: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.\n<\/p>\n<p>Location: Mid-Beach Bridge (Beach Side)\n<\/p>\n<p>Fee: Free\n<\/p>\n<p>Instructor: Ranger\/Volunteer Led\n<\/p>\n<p>Description: Join a beach cleanup at Mid-Beach. Enjoy a lovely hour on the beach as you do your part to keep the state park and planet clean. Record the types of trash collected, and the findings inform park messaging. Gloves, trash bags, pickers, pencils, and data sheets will be provided.\n<\/p>\n<p>Questions on programs at Lovers Key State Park, 8700 Estero Blvd., can be answered by calling 239-808-8328.\n<\/p>\n<p>Lovers Key State Park is at 8700 Estero Blvd, near Fort Myers Beach past Big Carlos Pass Bonita Springs. To sign up visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/loverskey.eventbrite.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">loverskey.eventbrite.com<\/a>. Reservations are made on Eventbrite\u00a0only. For program questions, call 239-808-8328.\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lovers Key State Park delights visitors with its views. -KELLY J FARRELL \/ FLORIDA WEEKLY Friday, Aug. 7&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364849,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-364848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=364848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/364848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/364849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=364848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=364848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=364848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}